D minus
Just above failure
D minus is an academic grade slightly below D, typically representing the lowest passing mark before failure.
It indicates minimal achievement—the student barely met requirements: I scraped by with a D minus in chemistry.
The minus signals performance at the bottom edge of already-poor work.
- failingFlaw in one's nature
- gradeClassification by rank
- letter gradeAlphabetic academic score
- mediocreOf only moderate quality
- poorLacking sufficient resources
barely · passing · report card · disappointing · below average · underperform · slacker · homework · test · exam · struggling · borderline · low · weak · transcript · GPA · grade point average · remedial
academic grade quality
D minusA plus
Highest possible grade
A · A+ · straight A's · summa cum laude · B plus
minus, minuses, minor, minority, minorities, minuscule, diminish, diminished, diminishing